Proposal has multiple vegetation treatment types including mechanical thinning, hand thinning, herbicide application, and prescribed fire in order to protect the Wildland Urban Interface from wildfire.
Location
The analysis area is 31,850 ac. The area is a continuous unit stretching from Bear Mountain in the south, LS Mesa in the west, Bear Creek in the north, and Highway 15 and Little Walnut to the east
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/21/2023
2
03/2025 (Estimated)
3
Decision
06/2025 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; 2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments |
| Forests | Gila National Forest |
| Districts | Silver City Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |